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Definition of bactericidal

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)That kills bacteria.
    “It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)That kills bacteria.
    “It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.”
  2. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a bactericide.

noun

  1. A bactericide.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin…

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English -cidal English bactericidal From bacteri(um) + -cidal.

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